Faces of Bexhill - the book.

Faces of Bexhill

A portrait of a seaside town £13.49

Now available online from the Great British Bookshop.

(Extra)ordinary people from Bexhill-on Sea answered the call to 'channel their inner Hollywood' to help raise funds for charity.

With a style referencing classic lighting arrangements and poses from the Golden Age of Hollywood plus selected quotes from the sitters, (and some classic photographers), they are the Faces of Bexhill.

Proceeds from profits will go to support a Bexhill Dementia Action Alliance initiative, Singing Down Memory Lane (SDML)

The SDML group provide a place where people with memory problems, along with their carers can go to relax, sing, chat, socialise,and even dance if they like!

'Faces of Bexhill A portrait of a seaside town by D Charles Mason. 78 pages, hardback, casewrapped, 216mm by 216mm'

Anything else you can tell us?

Updated 2nd May 24

Rather than keep updating the page above - I'll add to the list below in the format of an FAQ. They'll be some questions that have been asked, and some which I think some people may want to ask, but are too polite.

If you have a query or question that I've missed please feel free to email me at FacesBexhill@wenchangbooks.co.uk and I'll either get back to you directly, or update the list.

FAQ'S

Will it be in the shops?

I would be very surprised if it was stocked by major bricks and mortar book chains/stationers - the discount I am offering is lower than the accepted retail percentage.

However - it is now on sale in the Bexhill Museum shop, which is great news. The museum continue to be supportive of the project - they allowed a weekend exhibition last year (without charge) for which I am extremely grateful.

Even if you don't buy the book there - you should visit. Honest - it's really good.

Will it be available on Amazon? I get free delivery.

At the date of posting (2nd May 24) I can confirm that it is on Amazon and they are offering free delivery.

All you have to do is wait 6-7 months for dispatch. If you want a copy in time for Xmas - there's no time to lose.

Of course, you could just buy it direct from the Great British Bookshop knowing that even though you have paid postage, there will be more profit available to be forwarded to Singing Down Memory Lane, and I can promise it'll arrive a bit quicker.

How much of the profits go to charity?

It's difficult to put an exact number on this as the nett profit depends on the current cost of production and where the book is sold.

The book is printed on demand so I don't have the economy of scale of having a stack in the loft to tide me over if paper prices were to suddenly go through the roof. If you buy the book direct from the Great British Bookshop, that will reduce the distribution cost, (compared to more mainstream internet vendors such as Amazon) and give me a bigger margin so I can contribute more to charity.

The intention is an average of £2.00 from the sale of each book will support Singing Down Memory Lane , organised by the Bexhill Dementia Action Alliance.

How much of the book sales are you taking?

Not a lot. I've already set aside the budget for this project, it's fully funded. Effectively I'm sponsoring myself using funds from my business hat to enable the project with my charity hat.

From the sale of each book will be deducted printing costs, distribution fees and a contribution of between £0.50 and £0.70 pence to me from each book sale to cover sundry expenses directly related to the book - e.g. leaflet printing, small venue hire for promotion.

If the book sales exceed my wildest expectations and the contribution from sales covers those small expenses for the year - then any money over that will be added to the charity pot.

Do you have a target for money to be raised?

It's a niche book, so it is not false modesty if I say that if I can sell 100 copies of this book - that would be a result. That would provide a minimum donation of £200 to support Singing Down Memory Lane.

Anything above that will be a massive bonus - you never know.

How do I know the profits are being forwarded to the charity?

Donations will be made via the GoFundMe page for Bexhill Dementia Action Alliance.

I will also update the Donation Tracker page monthly.

There will be a lag between book sales and donations. The book sales are being handled by a third party and I am subject to their schedule for the transfer of money - so if you buy a shed load of books (wishful thinking), please don't expect to see a donation the next day turn up on the donation page.